Labor

  • May 05, 2026

    Ogletree Adds Ex-Jackson Lewis Labor Pro In Boston

    A former equity principal from Jackson Lewis PC with nearly three decades of experience representing and counseling employers on labor and employment issues has joined Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC as a shareholder in its Boston office, the firm has announced.

  • May 05, 2026

    3rd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Pilot's Military Bias Case

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday held that a pilot who sued Piedmont Airlines Inc. for allegedly discriminating against him by refusing him a $70,000 bonus because he was away on military duty must arbitrate his claims because it involves an interpretation of his union's collective bargaining agreement.

  • May 05, 2026

    Alcoa, Retirees Reach Deal In 7th Circ. Life Insurance Fight

    Alcoa USA Corp. and a class of retirees told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday they had reached a tentative settlement in a long-running dispute over union retiree life insurance benefits, asking the court to cancel a scheduled May 20 oral argument while they finalize the deal.

  • May 04, 2026

    Spirit Airlines' Demise To Reshape Low-Cost Competition

    Rival airlines have scrambled to boost routes, plug service gaps and snatch up Spirit Airlines customers in the two days since the budget carrier's demise, raising alarms about what other casualties might be in store for an airline industry reeling from skyrocketing jet fuel costs.

  • May 04, 2026

    6th Circ. Sets Standard For NLRB Injunctions In Hospital Case

    Federal judges shouldn't issue injunctions in failure-to-bargain cases unless concrete evidence shows that the employer's snub of the union will cause harm, a split Sixth Circuit panel has decided, dissolving an injunction against a Michigan hospital and creating a circuit split on the question of when such injunctions are appropriate.

  • May 04, 2026

    Va. On Verge Of Widening Union Rights For Public Employees

    Virginia is poised to expand public sector bargaining rights for the second time in less than a decade, a move that experts said would be a victory for organized labor and a fundamental shift for public employees in the commonwealth.

  • May 04, 2026

    Justices Urged Not To Take Up Macy's Thryv Challenge

    Macy's Inc.'s challenge to a Ninth Circuit ruling upholding a National Labor Relations Board order to reinstate strikers misstates the controlling precedent and mounts an "academic" attack on the board's heightened remedies, the operating engineers said Monday in a brief opposing U.S. Supreme Court review.

  • May 04, 2026

    Ariz. Charter School Teachers Get OK For Union Vote

    Faculty members at a network of Arizona charter schools can vote on representation by an American Federation of Teachers affiliate, a National Labor Relations Board official has ruled, rejecting the school's argument that it is a political subdivision exempt from federal labor law.

  • May 04, 2026

    EEOC Urged To Investigate Teachers' Union For Antisemitism

    An advocacy nonprofit focused on the rights of Jewish people announced Monday that it has filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging the National Education Association has let antisemitism pervade its ranks.

  • May 04, 2026

    Carpenters Trustees Reach Deal In Allianz Loss Suit

    A group of union carpenters and the trustees of their retirement plans have reached a proposed settlement in a class action accusing the fiduciaries of mismanaging pension assets by investing in risky hedge funds that lost more than $250 million.

  • May 04, 2026

    Dental Office Can't Ax Worker For Pay Talk, NLRB Judge Says

    A Montana dental office violated federal labor law by firing an employee for discussing a bonus related to bill collections with a co-worker after telling her not to do so, a National Labor Relations Board judge held.

  • May 04, 2026

    Ill. Builder Says Union Forum Had No Power To Issue Award

    Newberg Construction Co. Inc. has asked an Illinois federal court to vacate an arbitration award issued in favor of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, arguing the decision was issued without any valid agreement binding the company to the union.

  • May 01, 2026

    NLRB Judge Clears Fla. Nursing Home Of Interrogation Claim

    A Florida nursing home has defeated allegations that it unlawfully interrogated workers about their union sympathies before a union representation election, with a National Labor Relations Board judge finding that the evidence presented in the case didn't support the allegations.

  • May 01, 2026

    Florida Gov. Signs Limits On Public Sector Unions

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law a bill that curbs the collective bargaining abilities of civilian public sector workers by increasing the threshold for union certification and limiting paid leave for union activities.

  • May 01, 2026

    NLRB Judge Orders AV Co. To Bargain With Union

    An audiovisual technology company must bargain with an International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees local after its misconduct during a union campaign to organize its audiovisual technicians in Jersey City, New Jersey, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled.

  • May 01, 2026

    5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In May

    HP, Siemens and Honeywell will defend victories in 401(k) forfeiture suits at the Ninth and Third circuits, while union pensioners will battle over life insurance and early retirement benefits at the Tenth and Seventh circuits. Here, Law360 looks at five coming oral argument sessions that benefits attorneys may want to keep an eye on.

  • May 01, 2026

    NLRB Asks To Move Amazon Union Vote Fight To 2nd Circ.

    Amazon's challenge to a union representation election at one of its Staten Island warehouses should move forward at the federal appellate courthouse in New York City, not New Orleans, National Labor Relations Board prosecutors argued, asking the Fifth Circuit to transfer the case to the Second Circuit.

  • May 01, 2026

    Calif. Sued Over Ballot Measure For Health Clinic Fund Use

    Federally designated community health clinics that serve vulnerable populations sued the California secretary of state and a union to keep an initiative off the November 2026 ballot that would control their budgets and expenditures, warning it could lead to shutdowns, disrupt patients' access to services and have other devastating consequences.

  • May 01, 2026

    11th Circ. Backs NLRB In Row Over Plant Guards' Status

    The Eleventh Circuit on Friday affirmed the National Labor Relations Board's ruling that lieutenants who oversee guards at a Florida power plant are not union-ineligible supervisors, backing the board's finding that they don't use judgment when writing up lower-level workers.

  • May 01, 2026

    NLRB Says Orchestra Didn't Dodge Union On Wage Rates

    The National Labor Relations Board partially reversed an agency judge's decision finding that three Texas symphony orchestras unlawfully bypassed a union to negotiate with employees on wages, finding that the previous ruling was based on a violation that was not alleged or "fully or fairly litigated."

  • May 01, 2026

    Calif. Forecast: $50M Google Race Bias Deal Back At Court

    In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a final approval hearing on a $50 million deal to resolve a race discrimination suit against Google. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • May 01, 2026

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Social Worker Test Bias Case

    This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a proposed class action accusing a social worker accreditation nonprofit of violating federal civil rights law by designing a test that disproportionately failed Black and Hispanic applicants and concealed that fact after learning about the bias.

  • April 30, 2026

    UAW Monitor Clears Treasurer, Faults Investment Oversight

    A watchdog overseeing United Auto Workers' kickback-scandal reforms told a Michigan federal judge Thursday that union President Shawn Fain's misconduct accusations against Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock were false and retaliatory but that there was "significant dysfunction" regarding the management of the UAW's "strike trust" investments.

  • April 30, 2026

    Path Looks Narrow For Bill To Speed First Union Contracts

    A union-backed proposal to speed negotiations over first labor contracts that has drawn rare Republican support in Congress may soon come up for consideration in the House, leading business groups to mount opposition to a proposal they say would impose unrealistic timelines on contract negotiations.

  • April 30, 2026

    Md. Becomes 14th State To Ban Captive Audience Meetings

    Maryland has become the 14th state to ban employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings, joining Maine, Illinois, Minnesota and others in outlawing what labor activists call captive audience meetings.

Expert Analysis

  • Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2023

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and federal and state courts made 2023 another groundbreaking year for whistleblower litigation and retaliation developments, including the SEC’s massive whistleblower awards, which are likely to continue into 2024 and further incentivize individuals to submit tips, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Starbucks Raise Ruling Highlights Labor Law Catch-22

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    A National Labor Relations Board judge recently ruled that Starbucks violated federal labor law when it gave raises to nonunion employees only, demonstrating that conflicts present in workforces with both union and nonunion employees can put employers in no-win situations if they don't consider how their actions will be interpreted, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Del. Ruling Shows Tension Between 363 Sale And Labor Law

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    The Delaware federal court's ruling in the Braeburn Alloy Steel case highlights the often overlooked collision between an unstayed order authorizing an asset sale free and clear of successor liability under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and federal labor law imposing successor liability on the buyer, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • How AI Executive Order Aims To Compete For Foreign Talent

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    Immigration provisions within the Biden administration's executive order on artificial intelligence take a strategic approach to promoting the U.S. as a destination for AI and STEM talent by streamlining visa processing, enhancing educational and exchange programs, and improving current visa programs and pathways to permanent residency, says Eric Bord at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Gov't Contractor's Guide To Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages

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    In light of shifting federal infrastructure priorities and recent updates to U.S. Department of Labor regulations, employers should take the time to revisit the basics of prevailing wage requirements for federal contractors under the Davis-Bacon Act and similar laws, says Timothy Taylor at Holland & Knight.

  • Business Takeaways From Biden's Global Labor Rights Memo

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    President Joe Biden's recent memorandum on protecting worker rights is one of the most expansive statements the administration has made regarding international labor rights policy, and reflects several points of which businesses should take note, including the government’s interest in working with the private sector on these issues and a notable focus on the transition to clean energy, say Tom Plotkin and Pegah Nabili at Covington.

  • How Employers Should Prep For NLRB, OSHA Collaboration

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    The National Labor Relations Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recent announcement of increased interagency cooperation may suggest that each agency will be expanding its scope of inquiry moving forward, and signals that employers need to be prepared for inspections that implicate both OSHA and NLRB issues, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • 3 Evolving Issues Shaping The College Sports Legal Playbook

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    Conference realignment will seem tame compared to the regulatory and policy developments likely to transform college sports in the near future, addressing questions surrounding the employment status of student-athletes, athlete compensation and transgender athletes, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • Employer Lessons After 2023's Successful Labor Strikes

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    Following recent historic strikes in the automotive, entertainment and health care industries, employers of all types can learn key insights about how unions may approach negotiations and strikes going forward, and nonunionized workplaces should anticipate a drive for increased union membership, say Lenny Feigel and Mark Neuberger at Foley & Lardner.

  • Employer Takeaways From 2nd Circ. Equal Pay Ruling

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    The Second Circuit 's recent decision in Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America reversed a long-held understanding of the Equal Pay Act, ultimately making it easier for employers to defend against equal pay claims brought under federal law, but it is not a clear escape hatch for employers, say Thelma Akpan and Katelyn McCombs at Littler.

  • Employers Should Review Training Repayment Tactics

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    State and federal examination of employee training repayment agreements has intensified, and with the potential for this tool to soon be severely limited, employers should review their options, including pivoting to other retention strategies, says Aaron Vance at Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Extra NLRB Risks To Consider From Joint Employer Rule Edit

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    The National Labor Relations Board’s return to a broad definition of “joint employer” will expose companies — even those with only theoretical control of their outside consultants, contractors or franchise workers — to increased labor obligations and risks, further escalating their already expanding National Labor Relations Act liabilities, says William Kishman at Squire Patton.

  • AI At Work: Safety And NLRA Best Practices For Employers

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    There are many possible legal ramifications associated with integrating artificial intelligence tools and solutions into workplaces, including unionized workplaces' employer obligations under the National Labor Relations Act, and health and safety issues concerning robots and AI, say attorneys at Proskauer.

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